Wrong House
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Two-storey side extension to a semi-detached Victorian townhouse in a conservation area
Wrong House is the extension to a semi-detached Victorian townhouse within the Victoria Park Conservation Area in East London. The proportions, materials and detailing of the project are developed to form an appropriate setting for Edward Charles Hakewill’s Grade II* Gothic revival church, St John of Jerusalem (1848) which lies immediately to the West.
The project provides a workshop and ensuite bedroom within a wedge shaped volume derived from the unusual geometry of the site. The facade of the new volume is set back from the street and follows the curve of Lauriston Road. This creates a subservient relationship with the original house, while at the same time establishing an independent identity within the wider context.
The project adopts a London approach of monolithic construction, emphasising volume and material continuity in relation to the house. A thin black mineral wash unifies the brickwork.
Data
- Begun: Oct 2016
- Completed: Mar 2017
- Floor area: 30m2
- Sector: Residential
- Total cost: £93,000
- Funding: Private
- Tender date: Jul 2016
- Procurement: JCT Minor Works
- Address: 33 Lauriston Road, London, E9 7EY, United Kingdom
Tags 
AJ Small Projects 2018, Extension, Grade II listed, Grade II* listed, Semi-detached, Victorian, Victorian house
Materials
Professional Team
- Architect: Matheson Whiteley
- Client: Private
- Structural engineer: BPDM
- Approved Building Control Inspectors: MLM Building Control
- Main Contractor & Joinery: APace Construction
